Screenplays...: How to Write and Sell Them

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An accessible yet comprehensive book aimed at those with a keen interest in writing feature film screenplays. Using case studies, creative exercises and interviews from the industry, the book will guide readers through the necessary stages of writing a screenplay, from finding and developing ideas to creating and executing characters, shaping structure and constructing themes. It will also consider how a screenplay might be sold or used to raise interest in a writer, looking at areas such as finding an agent, networking, competitions and raising funds.

Reviews

Essential, indeed -- Robin Mukherjee
results-oriented exercises, spot-on case studies, workable options and professional insight -- Kathie Fong Yoneda

Author Bio

Craig Batty is Associate Professor of Screenwriting at RMIT University, Australia. He is a screenwriter, script consultant and script editor, with experiences in short film, feature film, television and online drama. He is the author, co-author and editor of eight books, including Screenplays: How to Write and Sell Them (published by Creative Essentials), The Creative Screenwriter: Exercises to Expand Your Craft, Movies That Move Us: Screenwriting and the Power of the Protagonist's Journey and Screenwriters and Screenwriting: Putting Practice into Context.